{"id":37193,"date":"2025-09-09T18:46:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37193"},"modified":"2025-09-09T18:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:46:06","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-cut-star-in-move-everyone-saw-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37193","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers Cut Star In Move Everyone Saw Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Jake Moody era is over.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s never ideal to cut a third-round pick just a game into his third season, but the 49ers had to make that decision going forward.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero reported that the 49ers, who are fresh off\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers-get-worst-possible-update-injured-te-george-kittle\/\">terrible news about George Kittle\u2019s injury<\/a>, decided to part ways with the third-round kicker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965455697249992884&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fsan-francisco-49ers-cut-star-in-move-everyone-saw-coming%2F&amp;sessionId=25dec0bd9f2c2915baf07363cdec3cfdf5fa8e87&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1965455697249992884\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width has-xs-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During his final game for the franchise, Jake Moody missed a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter and later had a 36-yard attempt blocked. Both of those attempts would\u2019ve tied the game. Luckily, the 49ers still won, 17-13.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, his teammates were not happy with him.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Sports\u2019 Pam Oliver reported that players were \u201cticked off\u201d and two helmets were thrown in frustration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>The 2023 third-round pick out of Michigan has struggled to make field goals since the 2024 season. He was already on thin ice, and it only took one game for the franchise to part ways to ensure he wouldn\u2019t cost them any games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-where-does-jake-moody-go-from-here\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where Does Jake Moody Go From Here?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_37194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37194\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37194\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26917936-768x512-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26917936-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26917936-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aug 23, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody (4) makes a field during the third quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at Levi&#8217;s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aug 23, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody (4) makes a field during the third quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at Levi\u2019s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jake Moody might be finding himself out of the league.<\/p>\n<p>After a rough Week 1 outing by him, 49ers coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/kyle-shanahan\/\">Kyle Shanahan<\/a>\u00a0stood by his kicker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That lasted just a few days. The 49ers waived Moody on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers, who made Moody a third-round pick in 2023, missed one field goal and had another one blocked against the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his career with the 49ers, Jake Moody missed 16 of 62 field goals. If he clears waivers, he will become a free agent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If no team picks him up, Moody might have to sign with a professional team in the Canadian Football League or the UFL just to get his kicking back on track.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The Jake Moody era is over. 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